The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-03
Windsor County.
Bethel.

week was the heaviest one in many years,
and the older citizens upon Locust creek
say that there has never been so much water
in that stream at any one time as there was
on Friday last. - a horse that served
in the Vermont Cavalry during the rebel
lion, and since owned by E. Il. Hatch of
this town, died last week, at the age of
thirty-four years. - Workmen began
the repairs on the Sylvester block last
Monday. - With the thermometer
standing at about one hundred degrees in
the shade it looks little previous to be
hauling coal around the streets, as they
have been doing in this village the past
week. -" Utilizing pleasure is what
some of our young men call taking their
best girls out into the field to help them
hay. We call it progressive agriculture"
- One of our new law students has
gone to haying, and the people regard it as
great public gain. - Catholic services,
conducted by Rev. Father Higgins of White
River junction, were held in Wilson's Hall
on Sunday. - Forty-five tickets to the
circus at White River junction on Friday
and tifty-five to Montpelier on Saturday
were sold at this station. - w. Gilmore
Bryant and wife, who have gained fine
musical reputation abroad, and who are
both natives of this town, are spending
their vacation here. 1t is hoped that they
may be induced to give concert in the vii
lage during their stay, as it could not fail to
be pleasing to the friends of their childhood
to hear them play and sing. - Mrs.
Harrington, with her daughter and grand
daughter, of Waltham, Mass. is visiting
her cousin, NJ. Sylvester, and family in this
place. - Rev. j. r. Robin closed his
pastorate over the Universalist church last
Sunday. - Mrs. Laura Sparhawk is Wis
iting her son, Dr. S. II. Sparhawk of St.
Johnsbury. - Myron Stafford of Sutton,
p. O., was in town over Sunday. -
Photographer Winslow and wife spent Sun
day at her fathers home in Montpelier.
- Mrs. George Clark and daughter
Stella are spending some time with Mrs.
Clarks sister, Mrs George Wright, and
who is playing with the Burlington base
ball club this summer, spent Sunday at his
home in this place. - Rev. Chester
Dingman of Pttsfeld was in town on bust
ness on Saturday. - l.. II. Edison and
wife are visiting their son, George ii. Ed
son, and family at White River Junction.
- Mrs. Moses Cheney, formerly of Bar
nard, visited at G. F. Graham's in this
place last week. - Lizzie Cleveland, a
noted teacher of San Francisco, Cal, and
principal of one of the largest schools in
that city, visited friends in town a short
time since. - Charles Williams has fin
ished work for G. f. Graham. - Carl
Mcintosh of Chicago visited at Charles Kid
der's last week
East IDetHel.
LAST Sunday afternoon at four o'clock
mercury registered 92o in the shade. -
John G. Folsom, wife and two daugh-
tiers of Federal Point, Florida, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. G. L. Paine. Re-
becca Shpman took the first prize at the
recent examination at Cooper Institute,
New York. - Terrific thunder-showers
visited this section Thursday night, doing
considerable damage to roads and crops.
- Ella Gould of Manchester, n. H., is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Edith Gould.
- There is to be a social dance at John
Buttons barn Friday evening, August 9Th,
for the benefit of the East Bethel cornet
band. - Mrs Mary Boyington is board
ing at George Weeks, - The Ladies'
Aid Society meets with Mrs. Horace Gift
ford this "wednesday afternoon and even
ing.
Sharon.
DURING a thunder-shower last Friday
morning lightning struck the house owned
and occupied by Daniel Robinson. Although
the occupants received terrible shock
none were injured. The bolt passed down
the end rafters of the house, following the
corner post to the ground 1t damaged the
shingles and clapboards considerably, but
did not set the house on fire. - Edward
Boardman and wife of Somerville, Mass,
are visiting their friends here. - James
Cowen is suffering from severe attack OF
asthma. - Miss Ralph closed a success
full term of school in district No. 6 last
week. - Henry A. Clark went to Bur.
lington last Friday on business. - Mrs.
Reynolds, Samuel Kimball, George Mosher
and Charlie Bassett are added to our sick
list.
A REMARKABLE storm occurred in New
ai ha wit q .lar hol Nv